The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 19, 2018
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
12:51 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1182
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.3° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 40m / -4.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.97° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.37° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.37° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.